Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo {Latin: Maputen(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique.
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[edit] History
- 1612.01.21: Established as Apostolic Administration of Mozambique from the Diocese of Tomé in Sao Tome and Principe
- 1783: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
- 1940.09.04: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
- 1976.09.18: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maputo
[edit] Special Churches
The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Conceicao in Maputo.
[edit] Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Maputo (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (since 2003.02.22)
- Cardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. (1974.12.23 – 2003.02.22)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Lourenço Marques (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Custódio Alvim Pereira (1962.08.03 – 1974.08.26)
- Cardinal Teódosio Clemente de Gouveia (1936.05.18 – 1962.02.06)
- Prelates of Mozambique (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. (1920.12.16 – 1935.11.15)
- Bishop Francisco Ferreira da Silva (1904.11.14 – 1920.05.08)
- Bishop António Moutinho (1901.08.18 – 1904.11.14)
- Apostolic Administrators of Mozambique (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antonio Giuseppe Gomes Cardoso (1900.12.17 – ?)
- Prelates of Mozambique (Roman rite)
- Bishop Sebastião José Pereira (1897.11.07 – 1900.07.17)
- Bishop António José de Souza Barroso (1891.06.01 – 1897.09.15)
- Bishop Antonio Dias Ferreira (1887.03.14 – 1891.06.01)
- Archbishop Enrico Giuseppe Reed da Silva (1884.03.27 – 1887.03.14)
- Bishop Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, O.C.D. (1819.11.10 – 1828)
- Bishop Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, O.F.M. (1811.12.17 – 1819.08.23)
- Bishop Vasco José a Domina Nostra de Bona Morte Lobo, C.R.S.A. (1805.06.26 – 1811.12.17)